Legislative

IEC actively engages in the political process to shape policy and legislation in support of our member cooperatives and their effort to provide safe, reliable and affordable electricity to 1.3 million Hoosiers. Guided by our mission and cooperative principles, our engagement helps ensure that the interests of our member cooperatives are effectively represented with a unified voice in Indiana and Washington, D.C.

IEC serves as a central resource for state and federal policy makers, legislators and regulators about policies and regulations affecting Indiana’s electric cooperatives.

2016 Legislative Session Recap We talked endlessly this year about the limited scope of the Indiana General Assembly in 2016, and it did not stray too far from expectations. Going into 2016, we knew the hyperfocus of both chambers would be on road funding and …Read More.

Nearing the End We have finally arrived at the final days of session and have very little new to report. In a slightly unusual move the General Assembly was in session last Friday well into the evening, thus pushing back our update until today. As we …Read More.

2016 Legislative Session Winding Down As February turns to March we are entering the final weeks of the legislative session. If you blinked you might have missed it, but sometimes quick and painless is a more successful path. As we discussed last week, SB 217 …Read More.

Success After a successful effort moving SB 217 out of the Senate in overwhelming fashion we are happy to report this legislation has now been approved by the House, 89-6. Just as in the Senate, this bill moved through the process with no amendments or …Read More.

Indiana’s electric cooperatives and their generation and transmission (G&T) partners applaud Tuesday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a stay on the implementation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. Indiana Electric Cooperatives, Hoosier Energy and Wabash Valley Power maintain the …Read More.

Indiana Electric Cooperatives, the association representing the state’s 38 electric distribution cooperatives, remains concerned about the impact the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan and the impact new regulations will have on its members. “As not-for-profit, member-owned electric cooperatives, we have a responsibility to …Read More.

Regulations already imposed, soon to be imposed and in the planning stages by EPA could shut down nearly 100,000 megawatts of electrical energy production, forcing electric rates to skyrocket. That’s the message from Andy Whitesitt, vice president of natural gas and fuels for ACES Power, …Read More.

Dear IEC Directors and Cooperative CEOs: I just wanted to quickly share with you several articles on issues important to electric cooperatives. While the articles focus primarily on the EPA’s regulations on existing power plants, they also touch on rural broadband and the 2016 Indiana’s …Read More.

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